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Trace Elements and Organic Compounds Associated with Riverbed Sediments in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo Basin, Mexico and Texas

By R.W. Lee and J.T. Wilson

U.S. Geological Survey
Fact Sheet 098–97


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Contents

Introduction

Why Analyze for Trace Elements and Organic Compounds in Riverbed Sediments?

What Historical Trace Element and Organic Compound Data Are Available and How Can They Be Interpreted?

What Do the Historical Trace Element and Organic Compound Data Show?

Trace Elements

Organic Compounds

What Do These Results Indicate?

Selected References

Figures

1.   Map showing Rio Grande/Río Bravo Basin, United States and Mexico, showing major streams and riverbed-sediment sampling sites
2.   Map showing surface geology of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo Basin
3.   Graphs showing concentrations of selected trace elements in riverbed sediments of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo, Pecos River, and Arroyo Colorado
4.   Graph showing concentrations of selected organic compounds in riverbed sediments of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo and Arroyo Colorado

Tables

1.   Spatial and temporal trends of trace elements and selected organic compounds in riverbed sediments in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo Basin
2.   Number of sites sampled, detections, and nondetections of organic compounds in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo Basin

 


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